hisn, his'n, absol. poss. pron. dial.
(ˈhɪz(ə)n)
Also 5 hysene, 6 hizzen, 20 hissn.
[f. his poss. pron., analogous to hern, ourn, yourn, theirn, apparently by form-association with my, mine, thy, thine, earlier m{iacu}, m{iacu}n, th{iacu}, th{iacu}n, in which the -n distinguishes the absolute from the adjective form. These forms in -n are midland and southern.]
= his absol. poss. pron.
| c 1410 Love Bonavent. Mirr. lxii. 119 (Gibbs MS.) Bote þat was oure ioye and noȝt hysene. 1575 Laneham Lett. (1871) 15 With humbl subiection of him and hizzen. 1748 Richardson Clarissa xxxii. I. 219 [Anthony Harlow, a gentleman of family and fortune, writes] When you are hisn. a 1845 Hood Huggins & Duggins, I often wish my lot was hisn. [Provincial Adage, ‘Him as prigs what isn't hisn, When he's cotch'd he goes to prison.’] 1867 ‘Mark Twain’ Celebr. Jumping Frog 15 It always makes me feel sorry when I think of that last fight of his'n. 1910 C. E. Mulford Hopalong Cassidy xx. 130 Taking the button and looking it over. ‘Yep, its hissn, all right.’ 1923 ‘R. Crompton’ William Again x. 179 Well it isn't his'n—it's stole stuff. |